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VG247.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 19:59:57 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1Lego is the saviour of the licensed video gamehttp://www.vg247.com/2014/05/02/lego-is-the-saviour-of-the-licensed-video-game/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/02/lego-is-the-saviour-of-the-licensed-video-game/#commentsFri, 02 May 2014 08:40:57 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=468873Matt Martin writes a sickening daddy-blog about the omnipotence of Lego and how it can improve every game ever made.

“Those nasty torture scenes in Call of Duty wouldn’t be half as unpleasant if it was Alex “Ajax” Johnson in the Melting Room.”

I can’t get rid of the children in my house. My own grubby little mites, their school friends and kids we don’t even know. They just seem to wander in from the fog with their little faces, eyes wide, like the street urchins from Fagin’s gang in Oliver seeing a meat and potato pie for the first time. It’s because of Lego Marvel Super Heroes.

Lego Marvel Super Heroes is the best superhero video game ever made. None of the other contenders – Rocksteady’s Arkham titles, City of Heroes, Konami’s X-Men arcade machine, Irrational’s Jack Kirby influenced Freedom Force – come close. Those are all good, don’t get me wrong, but no one has nailed the sheer madness, creativity and vibrancy of comic books like Traveller’s Tales has. It pretty much includes the entire Marvel universe and is approximately 900 times more accessible. The game features Ego The Living Planet on the title screen for Christ’s sake – that’s better fan service than the Han Solo fridge.

Here’s another thing. Lego Star Wars games are the best Star Wars games ever made. Want to see a hobbit hit an orc over the head with a frying pan? That’ll be in the best Lord of the Rings game ever made. Even brattish moonchild Harry Potter works better in Lego form, mainly because in the films he’s already a stiff plastic boy with a drab haircut and John Lennon bins. Using this logic (and it is proven logic), everything is better when rendered in cute brick form.

Which is why we need more licensed Lego video games. In the dark days of the PSone and the PS2, licenses were everywhere and they were horrible. Movies, comic books, TV shows, books – publishers scraped the barrels until their fingers were bloody. How else can you explain such signings as La Femme Nikita, Taxi Driver, the Ology books or Snoop Dogg and John Singleton in some god-awful wannabe GTA rip-off? Unsurprisingly, none of those games ever made it to release and I like to think the greasy marketing execs who chased down those deals are currently floating in some vile blue-sky thinking Phantom Zone even now.

“The only way to successfully reinvent 20 year-old characters is to turn them blocky, give them cute plastic hair and let them do a stiff-legged jumping high-five.”

I need to be clear on one point; we need more licensed Lego games, not the original creations. Because Lego Chima is some lame-ass hippy animal bullshit, where a lion and a crocodile fight over chi power. Kids don’t want some mystical Lion-O rambling on about the power of life. Give me an axe and head to bury it in, hippy. Lego City Undercover could have been the exception here, and the game was great, but unfortunately it was released on a system that’s dying harder than Bruce Willis’ movie reboots so only about seven people played it.

And then there’s Lego Ninjago, which has the potential to be very cool until you realise there are already a stack of Lego Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets out there just begging to be turned into a video game.

If Traveller’s Tales and Warner Bros want to capitalise on the fan service that has made Lego Star Wars, Marvel and Batman such hits with kids and their dads they need to flip Leonardo and friends into Legoland and nerd it up to the fullest. Lego TMNT (as opposed to Lego LGBT, which in my imagination is one hell of a game), could be the next big hit. Don’t stop there, go full-on 80s cartoon mode and brickify Ulysses 31, Thundercats and Mysterious Cities of Gold while you’re at it. A Lego TMNT game may be in the works at TT Games. It would hardly be a surprise, but having a physical Lego set is no guarantee of a digital game. Just ask The Lone Ranger, a license so old even I don’t remember it and I’m your dad.

To recap: Lego video games print gold bricks. Ker-ching.

But now there’s the opportunity to get really meta and create Lego video games of existing video game licenses. Harmonix and Warner dabbled with it in the past with Lego Rock Band but the scope to go further is endless. Those nasty torture scenes in Call of Duty and Battlefield games wouldn’t be half as unpleasant if it was Alex “Ajax” Johnson in the Melting Room with a laser pointed at his lid. Replace the tedious car upgrading of Forza or DIRT instantly by having all the cars built from Lego and the game becomes 100% better. It’s what the little plastic bricks are made for.

Those games that are constantly being rebooted like Tomb Raider and Prince of Persia? Give it up, accept the only way to successfully reinvent 20 year-old characters is to turn them blocky, give them cute plastic hair and let them do a stiff-legged jumping high-five. That’s a better idea than a double decker couch.

We may have celebrated the death of licensed movie video games, but that means the games business not only missed out on some of the biggest entertainment franchises of recent years but also the chance to hook a new audience as well. The Hunger Games movies have made over $400 million apiece – where was the Lego version of those? Hell, Wyldstyle from The Lego Movie isn’t a DJ, she’s Katniss Everdeen. Anything that transforms from one thing into another can basically be worked into a Lego product.

“Lego is a real-world level editor. Why can’t I buy a virtual Lego experience where I create whatever the hell I want using a blank brick canvas?”

More importantly – and this is the biggest mistake Warner is making with the Lego license at the moment – is there are no Lego games that allow you to play with bricks in your own way. Lego is a real-world level editor. Minecraft is the best virtual Lego set that isn’t made by Lego. Why can’t I buy a virtual Lego experience where I create whatever the hell I want using a blank brick canvas? And if a blank canvas is too daunting for designers and/or players, we need to be able to go further than the character creation tools currently in Lego Marvel Super Heroes. It’s cute to put Spider-Woman’s head on Luke Cage’s body and equip Thor’s hammer, but I want to build an entire building. And then a city and all the flying space-car-ice-creams and minifigures to fill it out. Set us free.

Because if you’re ever in doubt, Lego is the answer. What can we do with this old IP no one cares about any more? Lego. What about making our teen phenomenon relevant to the gamer demographic? Lego. How do we repackage a horribly violent, jingoistic, macho war fantasy to the under 12s? Lego.

Lego is the cure all. Lego is the magic bullet. Lego is the future of video games. Come, friendly bricks, and fall on me.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/02/lego-is-the-saviour-of-the-licensed-video-game/feed/5LEGO The Hobbit Wii U retail release delayed in North Americahttp://www.vg247.com/2014/04/10/lego-the-hobbit-wii-u-retail-release-delayed-in-north-america/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/04/10/lego-the-hobbit-wii-u-retail-release-delayed-in-north-america/#commentsThu, 10 Apr 2014 15:25:19 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=464202LEGO The Hobbit was released in North America on April 8, and those who expected to pick the TT Games title up on Wii U, probably noticed it wasn’t available. That’s because the game was delayed on the system to April 22. A reason for the delay was not provided. The physical copy of the game will release alongside the 3DS, PlayStation 3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions in the UK tomorrow, April 11. Via IGN.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/04/10/lego-the-hobbit-wii-u-retail-release-delayed-in-north-america/feed/0LEGO The Hobbit out today in North America – screens, trailer, reviews insidehttp://www.vg247.com/2014/04/08/lego-the-hobbit-out-today-in-north-america-screens-trailer-reviews-inside/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/04/08/lego-the-hobbit-out-today-in-north-america-screens-trailer-reviews-inside/#commentsTue, 08 Apr 2014 13:51:27 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=463250LEGO The Hobbit has announced today in North America, and below the break you will find a few review scores, launch screens and the launch trailer.

The game is based on the first two films in the trilogy: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Additional content based on the third film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again will be made available at a future release date.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/04/08/lego-the-hobbit-out-today-in-north-america-screens-trailer-reviews-inside/feed/2LEGO: The Hobbit PS4 trophies emerge, get the list herehttp://www.vg247.com/2014/04/08/lego-the-hobbit-ps4-trophies-emerge-get-the-list-here/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/04/08/lego-the-hobbit-ps4-trophies-emerge-get-the-list-here/#commentsTue, 08 Apr 2014 10:02:58 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=463169LEGO: The Hobbit is out this week on almost every format under the sun, but the game’s PS4 trophy set has emerged in full.

It’s the second Ninjago game, following on from lego Battles: Ninjago, and was developed by Hellbent Games working with Lego specialist TT Games.

Boasting 30 levels based on stories from the Lego Ninjago Rebooted TV show, Nindroids has players fighting as Spinjitsu masters, drawing on special moves, weapons like Technoblades, and also hacking computers to solve puzzles.

The story pits you against the Overlord, whose Nindroid army threatens to take over New Ninjago City. Players will face the Tech Wu, infiltrate Borg Tower, enter the Digiverse, and use vehicles like the Kai Fighter, Cole’s Earth Mech, Jay’s Thunder Raider, Zane’s Ninjacopter and Lloyd’s Golden Cycle.

Nya, Sensei Garmadon, Samurai X, and PIXAL will make appearances in story mode.

“Young gamers will have loads of fun playing as their favourite Ninja, and we’re introducing new characters and new villains – it’s the ultimate Ninja action game for kids,” TT games managing director Tom Stone said.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/24/lego-ninjago-nindroids-coming-to-3ds-vita/feed/1LEGO: The Hobbit gameplay videos show construction, Dwarven action & morehttp://www.vg247.com/2014/02/25/lego-the-hobbit-gameplay-videos-show-construction-dwarven-action-more/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/25/lego-the-hobbit-gameplay-videos-show-construction-dwarven-action-more/#commentsTue, 25 Feb 2014 14:01:14 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=451315LEGO: The Hobbit developer Traveller’s Tales has told us all about the game’s construction system, and we’ve also got some new gameplay footage for you to check out.

In this clip, associate producer Tim Wileman talks us through LEGO: The Hobbit’s construction kit mechanic. Kits are found throughout the game and enable gamers to build creations as they see fit.

Next, you can watch some new gameplay footage that shows off some new cut-scenes and gameplay footage of Bilbo and pals platforming and bashing their way through the grand adventure. Plenty of Orcs get smashed into little pieces too.

What do you think of LEGO: The Hobbit so far? It’s coming to every format under the sun later this year.

You’ll find the full achievement list over at Xbox Achievements. I’ve posted the spoilers below Warner’s Lego Movie Videogame trailer so you don’t accidentally see them:

So basically, the spoilers concern a number of cameos in the game. Superman, Batman and Green Lantern will appear, courtesy of DC Comics. Not much of a spoiler, but you never know.

Are you going to get the game next month? Let us know below.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/23/lego-movie-videogame-xbox-360-achievements-surface-full-list-here-spoilers/feed/0LEGO The Hobbit listed for multi-platforms in 2014 – rumorhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/11/22/lego-the-hobbit-listed-for-multi-platforms-in-2014-rumor/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/22/lego-the-hobbit-listed-for-multi-platforms-in-2014-rumor/#commentsFri, 22 Nov 2013 14:17:06 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=429263LEGO The Hobbit may soon be a thing, if an image posted on AGB is accurate. We’re unsure where the scan came from, but a quick Google Image search brought us to the Animato Studios blog where the same picture is shown. The site notes the image appeared in the back of an instruction manual – we’re assuming it was in a LEGO set of some sort. We’ll send Warner an email and ask. Still, note the rumor tag for the time being.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/22/lego-the-hobbit-listed-for-multi-platforms-in-2014-rumor/feed/5LEGO Marvel Super Heroes to release on Xbox One alongside PS4 version in Europehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/11/15/lego-marvel-super-heroes-to-release-on-xbox-one-alongside-ps4-version-in-europe/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/15/lego-marvel-super-heroes-to-release-on-xbox-one-alongside-ps4-version-in-europe/#commentsFri, 15 Nov 2013 16:29:14 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=427382LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is available starting today in the UK for PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360, and Warner Bros. has provided a new release date for the Xbox One version of the platformer.

According to a press release, the game will launch simultaneously on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Europe on November 29, the same day PS4 lands at retail. The US version of the Xbox One title was never delayed, and is still set for release on November 22.

The game was originally slated for release on November 22 on Xbox One in the region, but was delayed a week, and will coincide with the PS4 version’s launch.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is out today in the US for PS4.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/15/lego-marvel-super-heroes-to-release-on-xbox-one-alongside-ps4-version-in-europe/feed/4LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Xbox One release delayed in Europehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/11/12/lego-marvel-super-heroes-xbox-one-release-delayed-in-europe/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/12/lego-marvel-super-heroes-xbox-one-release-delayed-in-europe/#commentsTue, 12 Nov 2013 20:46:55 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=426130LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has been delayed in Europe on Xbox One, Warner Bros. has announced. The game is now slated for launch at a later date. The game is still set to arrive in the region on Wii U November 15, and on PS4 November 29. Thanks, MCV.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/12/lego-marvel-super-heroes-xbox-one-release-delayed-in-europe/feed/3LEGO Lord of the Rings now available on iOS through the App Storehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/11/07/lego-lord-of-the-rings-now-available-on-ios-through-the-app-store/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/07/lego-lord-of-the-rings-now-available-on-ios-through-the-app-store/#commentsThu, 07 Nov 2013 15:27:22 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=424503LEGO Lord of the Rings is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch through the App Store. It will run you £2.99. Have a look at the adorable trailer below.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/07/lego-lord-of-the-rings-now-available-on-ios-through-the-app-store/feed/0LEGO Marvel Super Heroes out today in North America, gets an adorable launch trailerhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/10/22/lego-marvel-super-heroes-out-today-in-north-america-gets-an-adorable-launch-trailer/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/22/lego-marvel-super-heroes-out-today-in-north-america-gets-an-adorable-launch-trailer/#commentsTue, 22 Oct 2013 20:15:49 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=419889LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is out today in North America on 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360. It arrives on November 15 in the UK. Hit up the break to have a look at the adorable launch trailer. The game arrives in November for PS4 and Xbox One as launch titles.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/22/lego-marvel-super-heroes-out-today-in-north-america-gets-an-adorable-launch-trailer/feed/9LEGO Marvel Super Heroes screenshots show off the diabolical but adorable MODOKhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/10/03/lego-marvel-super-heroes-screenshots-show-off-the-diabolical-but-adorable-modok/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/03/lego-marvel-super-heroes-screenshots-show-off-the-diabolical-but-adorable-modok/#commentsThu, 03 Oct 2013 20:26:27 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=414509LEGO Marvel Super Heroes looks rather adorable, and today, it became even more adorable – of that’s even possible – thanks to some new screenshots showing off MODOK. You know, the Mental Mobile Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing? Sure you do. The supervillain never looked so cute as he does as a LEGO. It’s kind of hard to look at him and think he could ever be evil. Check him out below, alongside a piece of artwork showing off more villains. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is out in October for 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360 as well as in November for PS4 and Xbox One.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/03/lego-marvel-super-heroes-screenshots-show-off-the-diabolical-but-adorable-modok/feed/8LEGO Marvel Super Heroes EG Expo 2013 livestream: TT Games talk blocky superhereos at 4pm UKhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/09/28/lego-marvel-super-heroes-eg-expo-2013-livestream-tt-games-talks-all-things-lego-superhereos-at-4pm-uk/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/28/lego-marvel-super-heroes-eg-expo-2013-livestream-tt-games-talks-all-things-lego-superhereos-at-4pm-uk/#commentsSat, 28 Sep 2013 11:55:07 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=412568LEGO Marvel Super Heroes could be TT Games’ most adorable title yet. Today, the team behind the title steps on stage at the Eurogamer Expo to provide an update on the game’s progress, along with the move to next-gen consoles. You can watch it below at 4pm UK. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is out this fall on 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360 as well as PS4 and Xbox One.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/28/lego-marvel-super-heroes-eg-expo-2013-livestream-tt-games-talks-all-things-lego-superhereos-at-4pm-uk/feed/2Lego Marvel Super Heroes video shows a Lego-ized Stan Leehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/08/31/lego-marvel-super-heroes-video-shows-a-lego-ized-stan-lee/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/31/lego-marvel-super-heroes-video-shows-a-lego-ized-stan-lee/#commentsSat, 31 Aug 2013 15:29:49 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=403915Lego Marvel Super Heroes has a new video available, showing the playable character of Stan Lee. It also features the man himself discussing his role in the game. Upon release, the action-adventure game will contain close to two dozen heroes, villains and real-world Marvel Comics creators. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is out this fall on 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360 as well as PS4 and Xbox One. Thanks, AGB.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/31/lego-marvel-super-heroes-video-shows-a-lego-ized-stan-lee/feed/3LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Gamescom trailer stacks up the storyhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/08/21/lego-marvel-super-heroes-gamescom-trailer-stacks-up-the-story/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/21/lego-marvel-super-heroes-gamescom-trailer-stacks-up-the-story/#commentsWed, 21 Aug 2013 12:11:18 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=400610A new trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has emerged from Gamescom. It offers the building bricks of the game’s story, which seems to be that very Marvel villain ever is doing bad things, and every Marvel hero ever must band together to stop them. It’s epic.

The trailer shows villains including Doctor Doom, Loki, and Venom. Fighting against them will be Hulk, Spiderman, Wolverine, The Fantastic Four, and pretty much any other Marvel hero you can think of. There’s no gameplay footage, but by now we know what to expect from a LEGO game. There’s a strong streak of humour right through the trailer.

Make sure you stay until the end. There’s a reveal of a villain just a little bit bigger than the rest…

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/21/lego-marvel-super-heroes-gamescom-trailer-stacks-up-the-story/feed/6LEGO Marvel Super Heroes adds playable Stan Lee, Squirrel Girl, Howard the Duck, morehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/07/20/lego-marvel-super-heroes-adds-playable-stan-lee-squirrel-girl-howard-the-duck-more/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/20/lego-marvel-super-heroes-adds-playable-stan-lee-squirrel-girl-howard-the-duck-more/#commentsSat, 20 Jul 2013 21:28:31 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=390586The roster for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has become larger, and the characters announced so far, are just a “mere fraction” of who is included.

According to a Marvel Video Games Comic-Con panel today, close to two dozen heroes, villains and real-world Marvel Comics creators were announced for the multiplatform title.

The game will be based on the Village Roadshow Pictures film and will launch in 2014 alongside the movie and a set of toys.

In the game, players take on the role of Emmet, an ordinary LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the “most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world.”

Players will guide him as he is drafted into a “fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.”

Would-be Emmet’s will also use LEGO instruction pages to build construction sets or harness the power of the Master Builders to build LEGO creations. It also contains over 90 characters inspired by the film and 15 levels.

The Lego Movie game will be released on 3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Legends of Chima is a new Lego property about tribes of animals; there’s a TV show, too. In this game, players take control of Laval, a warrior prince of the Lion Tribe, on his quest for justice. He’s trying to get his hands (paws?) on the legendary triple-CHI armor before his arch-rival, Cragger the Crocodile King, can do the same.

There are 15 levels and 60 characters to be unlocked, and something of a Metroidvania approach to secrets with successive equipment upgrades. Progress rewards players with points that cna be used in the Chima Vault, an online hub for all things Legends of Chima, and earn unlocks for an upcoming MMO.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/20/legends-of-chima-lavals-journey-spawns-launch-trailer/feed/0LEGO Marvel Super Heroes E3 trailer released, game coming to PS4 and XOnehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/06/12/lego-marvel-super-heroes-e3-trailer-released-game-coming-to-ps4-and-xone/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/12/lego-marvel-super-heroes-e3-trailer-released-game-coming-to-ps4-and-xone/#commentsWed, 12 Jun 2013 16:48:08 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=378065LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has an E3 trailer below, showing TT Games’ brick-smashing adventure featuring Captain America, Human Torch, Wolverine, Thor and other super heroes. Players will chase down Cosmic Bricks as they travel across LEGO Manhattan and visit key locations from the Marvel Universe, such as Stark Tower, Asteroid M, a Hydra base and the X-Mansion. Gameplay is a mix of open-world and linear levels, and looks like loads of fun. You can pick the game up this fall on releases on 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360 as well as PS4 and Xbox One.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/12/lego-marvel-super-heroes-e3-trailer-released-game-coming-to-ps4-and-xone/feed/2LEGO Marvel Super Heroes screens show a battle taking place in Asgardhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/06/06/lego-marvel-super-heroes-screens-show-a-battle-taking-place-in-asgard/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/06/lego-marvel-super-heroes-screens-show-a-battle-taking-place-in-asgard/#commentsThu, 06 Jun 2013 18:43:55 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=374670LEGO Marvel Super Heroes screenshots have been released, showing TT Games’ brick-smashing adventure featuring Captain America, Wolverine, Thor and other super heroes fighting off The Destroyer – an armored weapon controlled by Thor’s arch-foe, Loki. Check it all out below. More on the game will be shown at E3 next week, and you can pick the game up this fall on releases on 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/06/lego-marvel-super-heroes-screens-show-a-battle-taking-place-in-asgard/feed/1LEGO Friends out this fall on 3DS, DShttp://www.vg247.com/2013/05/14/lego-friends-out-this-fall-on-3ds-ds/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/14/lego-friends-out-this-fall-on-3ds-ds/#commentsTue, 14 May 2013 13:40:48 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=366531LEGO Friends has been announced for 3DS and DS by Warner Bros. and is in development at TT Games, in partnership with Hellbent Games.

LEGO Friends will offer :creative gameplay based on the fun and excitement found in the already-popular LEGO Friends collection of building sets,” which launched in 2012. It will introduce new adventures in 2013.

“We are very proud to welcome even more girls into the world of LEGO videogames with a title based on the best-selling LEGO Friends line,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. “LEGO Friends allows players to build personal fun adventure while expressing their individual style and personality along the way.”

LEGO Friends takes place in Heartlake City where players can explore areas and activities such as perfecting “a dance routine in the studio, taking a few shots on goal at football practice, or visiting the store to get cool items to customize their character, as they build friendships with their five new friends.”

Players meet new friends and join them on special adventures, such as: “helping Emma take pictures for her next newspaper article or reviewing song choices for Andrea’s next performance, they grow their friendship levels with each character,” according to the PR.

Once players reach “true friend” status with all of the characters, they are able to build a Heartlake Celebration for them.

A variety of different pets can be trained and groomed and entered into a pet show. Each pet has a special skill that players can use to help them in their adventures. Players can also trade places with the pets to play the game from the animal’s perspective.

An in-game camera for photo ops can be used to create a scrapbook.

It’s out this fall.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/14/lego-friends-out-this-fall-on-3ds-ds/feed/0LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sneak peek video and pre-order information availablehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/lego-marvel-super-heroes-sneak-peek-video-and-pre-order-information-available/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/lego-marvel-super-heroes-sneak-peek-video-and-pre-order-information-available/#commentsTue, 30 Apr 2013 19:01:23 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=362745LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has a sneak peek video available, which shows a few comic heroes ready to face off against some rather adorable Marvel villains. The game is now available for pre-order, and a list of goodies along with the video are below.

Pre-ordering from select retailers in North America will net you the following in-game goodies from today:

Walmart: An ultra exclusive Iron Patriot mini-fig when pre-ordering the console version. Will be available once the game releases.

GameStop: A Spidey keychain when pre-ordering any version. Power Up Rewards members who pre-order through the retailer also receive the DLC pack for free (PS3 and X360 only).

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/lego-marvel-super-heroes-sneak-peek-video-and-pre-order-information-available/feed/3LEGO Marvel Super Heroes screenshots show an adorable Iron Manhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/04/lego-marvel-super-heroes-screenshots-show-an-adorable-iron-man/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/04/lego-marvel-super-heroes-screenshots-show-an-adorable-iron-man/#commentsThu, 04 Apr 2013 14:51:57 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=355246LEGO Marvel Super Heroes screenshots have landed, and Tony Stark never looked so adorable – well, other than when Robert Downey Jr dons the suit. But that is a different matter entirely. The Hulk is in there as well for those who prefer the angry, green man. In LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Nick Fury has taxed Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and other heroes to save Earth from Loki and Galactus, Devourer of the Worlds. Players can unlock more than 100 characters with various abilities, participate in combat-like action sequences, and solve puzzles. It’s out this fall on 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii U, and Xbox 360. Thanks, AGB.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/04/lego-marvel-super-heroes-screenshots-show-an-adorable-iron-man/feed/3Lego City: Undercover trailer introduces Game Pad functionshttp://www.vg247.com/2013/03/14/lego-city-undercover-trailer-introduces-game-pad-functions/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/14/lego-city-undercover-trailer-introduces-game-pad-functions/#commentsThu, 14 Mar 2013 02:37:55 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=348889If you have trouble using the Wii U Game Pad in Lego City: Undercover, just give Ellie Phillips a ring; the requisitions and supply officer knows all the tricks.

The Game Pad is your in-game phone and a whole suit of tools; just a few of its functions are introduced below. The Wii U exclusive is due on March 18 in North America and 28 March elsewhere.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/14/lego-city-undercover-trailer-introduces-game-pad-functions/feed/0Lego City: Undercover shows off vehicles, disguiseshttp://www.vg247.com/2013/03/12/lego-city-undercover-shows-off-vehicles-disguises/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/12/lego-city-undercover-shows-off-vehicles-disguises/#commentsTue, 12 Mar 2013 02:33:06 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=348158Lego City: Undercover is the first non-licensed adventure from Traveller’s Tales, and you know what? It kind of looks like the best one yet. See the Wii U exclusive’s vehicles and disguises ion action through the break.

Expect Lego City: Undercover on March 18 in North America and 28 March elsewhere.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/12/lego-city-undercover-shows-off-vehicles-disguises/feed/0LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes to launch on Wii U in the springhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/02/26/lego-batman-2-dc-super-heroes-to-launch-on-wii-u-in-the-spring/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/26/lego-batman-2-dc-super-heroes-to-launch-on-wii-u-in-the-spring/#commentsTue, 26 Feb 2013 16:09:55 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=344003Warner and TT Games have announced LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes will be released on Wii U. The game has sold 3.4 million units since its 2012 release, and has been enhanced for Wii U with an interactive map and character selection tools using the GamePad’s touchscreen. Tge game can also be played using off-TV mode, or through single-screen co-op. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes will launch on the console in the spring.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/26/lego-batman-2-dc-super-heroes-to-launch-on-wii-u-in-the-spring/feed/21LEGO City: Undercover video shows Chase McCain going, well, undercoverhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/02/09/lego-city-undercover-video-shows-chase-mccain-going-well-undercover/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/09/lego-city-undercover-video-shows-chase-mccain-going-well-undercover/#commentsSat, 09 Feb 2013 18:55:53 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=338530TT Games has released a new LEGO City: Undercover video which shows famous ace detective Chase McCain doing what he does best: going undercover. That is the subtitle, after all. Check it out below, courtesy of Game Informer. The Wii U exclusive arrives on March 18 in the US and March 28 in Europe. Thanks, Evil Avatar.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/09/lego-city-undercover-video-shows-chase-mccain-going-well-undercover/feed/1LEGO City Undercover limited-edition software bundle announcedhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/01/31/lego-city-undercover-limited-edition-software-bundle-announced/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/31/lego-city-undercover-limited-edition-software-bundle-announced/#commentsThu, 31 Jan 2013 14:00:51 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=335182LEGO City Undercover will be available in a limited-edition software bundle, Nintendo has announced. It comes packed with the retail game and a LEGO minifigure of Chase McCain, the game’s policeman.

McCain is trying to arrest Rex Fury and stop his crime wave, and in order to accomplish this, he must go undercover using various costumes which provide him with special abilities.

If McCain is dressed as a miner, he can use dynamite. Should he don the guise of a robber, he can pry open doors. Neat.

The Wii U GamePad will function as a Communicator to talk to others, and scan the surroundings for clues or criminals. It will also come in handy when using maps and plotting out a GPS route.

LEGO City Undercover launches March 28 in Europe March 28 and news on the prequel to the game, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, is expected soon and slated for a 2013 release on 3DS.